TULSA - When the National Arabian Horse Show came to town, two organizations took the opportunity to make a difference in children's lives.
One visit took place the Apache Manor apartment complex.
Children in the Youth At Heart after-school mentoring program are getting a chance to do something none of them have ever done before. See, and pet, a horse.
The Junior League of Tulsa partnered with the Arabian Horsemen's Distress Fund to make it happen.
They went to several locations including the Laura Dester Shelter, Community Action Project and a couple of Tulsa Public Schools.
The two groups also donated books about horses to the kids through a program called the Horse Tales Literacy Project.
The idea is to make a difference in kids' lives by spurring interest in reading by giving a hands-on learning experience.
And the volunteers seem to get as much out of the day as the kids.
Hundreds of kids in our community took part in the program.
